desolação
Portuguese, noun/de.zo.laˈsɐ̃w̃/
desolação is spelled D-E-S-O-L-A-Ç-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,921st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desolação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “desolation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o ato ou efeito de desolar”.
What does desolação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedesolation
- 2
feminineabandonment, negligence
- 3
femininestate of sadness and misfortune
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o ato ou efeito de desolar 2. devastação, ruína 3. solidão 4. tristeza
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desolação
- desolações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desolação?
- Brazil /de.zo.laˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [de.zo.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /dɨ.zu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desolação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desolação in Portuguese?
desolação appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).